I'll agree on one point. It is an ineffective tool to obtain a confession. Most will confess to anything under torture.
Getting information, I'm not sure about. Information can be checked and if the person is lying...well, that'd be quite obvious. I'm not saying torture will work on everyone. Some people are quite resilient or believe in a cause higher than themselves. I think it would be easier to use drugs of some kind of get the info.
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